Leonard Buczkowski was born on August 5, 1900 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was a director and writer, known for Unterseeboot 'Orzel' (1959), Szyb L-23 (1932) and Pilot Maresz (1956). He was married to Barbara Orwid. He died on February 19, 1967 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.